UPDATE: 4020/4019 is Suspended
New Train: Jogbani-Delhi/Delhi Jogbani Seemanchal Express: 2487 / 2488.
Radhikapur Delhi Link Express: 5715A (TimeTable)

Good news for us. At last the direct train from Radhikapur to Delhi (Anand Vihar) is going to start on 5th January 2009. Haven’t seen this announcement officially yet but according to news published in today’s Uttar Banga Sambad and Ananda Bazar Patrika, this train will be start it’s “Delhi Journey” on 5th January (and yes in 2009 ). Smt Deepa Dashmunshsi will inaugurate it at Radhikapur while Railway Minister Sri Laloo Prasad Yadav will give the green signal at Jogbani.

The time table of Rahikapur-Delhi (Anand Vihar) express (4020/4019) and time table Jogabani-Delhi (Anand Vihar) express (4020A/4019A) was already published in June 2008. Since then we we’re just waiting and waiting, hope this will be a correct news this time.

The unfulfilled promise of starting a new express train service between Radhikapur, a station near the Bangladesh border of North Dinajpur district and Anand Vihar Railway Station in Delhi has irked the locals here. The service was promised in the last Railway Budget and has not been started yet.
The former Union information and broadcasting minister, Mr Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, had said during the Pujas in Raiganj that the service would be inaugurated in the first week of November. “More than a month has passed since the announced date of inauguration but the railway authorities are yet to do anything in this regard,” the locals said.
With Mr Dasmunshi still indisposed, the locals are unsure when would the service start and would it start at all.
The Railway authorities had in the month of June identified the promised train as 2019 UP and 2020 DN Delhi -Radhikapur express and sent a time table at a glance and the construction of an extra platform at Raiganj Railway station had also begun at the same time raising hopes. The construction now remains stalled, which has created further disappointment among the locals.
The secretary of West Dinajpur Chambers of Commerce, Mr Jainarayan Somani, said: “Around 1 lakh labourers from different blocks of North Dinajur district go to Delhi for work. Apart from this, a large number of residents visit Delhi for business. The train would benefit all but the project work seems to dampened after Mr Dasmunshi fell ill.”
“We shall send a letter to the Railway minister Mr Laloo Prasad urging him to take immediate measure to start the service,” said Mr Tapan Chaudhury, a zonal railway users’ consultative committee member of the NF Railway.
The station superintendent of Raiganj railway station, Mr Manajitmoy Dutta said: “We received the proposed timetable of the train in June but we are not aware when the service would begin.”

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Demanding for the development of railway infrastructure including the immediate commencement of Radhikapur -Delhi express train, the members of Kaliyaganj Block O Sahar Unnayan Sangram Committee today staged a protest in the premises of Kaliyaganj station. Around 10.40 a.m they intercepted the Radhikapur – Katihar 628 down train for around 30 minutes.
The secretary of Kaliyaganj Block O Sahar Unnayan Sangram Committee Mr Kumaresh Pandey said, “More than six months have passed since authorities included in their budget the Radhikapur-Delhi Express train. But no one knows when it will start. Apart from this we demanded the immediate start of inter-city train service between Radhikapur and Siliguri through Kaliyaganj and Raiganj.We also wanted a fly over on the level crossing near Vivekananda More in Kaliyaganj, besides providing drinking water facilities to the passengers in Kaliyaganj station. If our demands are not fulfilled within some time, we will organise a demonstration after Durga Puja favour of our demands.
The Station Manager of Kaliyaganj station Mr A K Das said, “We have no news when Radhikapur -Delhi express train will start. The agitation of the members of Kaliyaganj Block O Sahar Unnayan Sangram committee was informed to our higher officials.”

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Last week N.F. Railway have published Time Table of Radhikapur-Delhi Anand Vihar Express and Jogbani Link Express. But starting date is not declared yet.

According to a news published in The Statesman, we can expect it to start in August.

Though the specific date for the inauguration of this train was not mentioned, the Railway officials of Raiganj Railway station expect this train to start from August 2008.

But according to another news published in ExpressIndia.com, All new trains from Anand Vihar Terminal will only start once it is functional and Anand Vihar Terminal scheduled to start functioning by October this year.

So, seems we have to wait few more days.

NB: Please Read this post for updated TimeTable of Radhikapur Delhi Express.

Finally waiting of thousands of people of Raiganj and Kaliyaganj are going to end. The Radhikapur Delhi express which was announce in this years budget will start running soon. Though the date of starting of the train is not yet announced but time table of this train is published by Northeast Frontier Railway (N. F. R.).

According to the notice published in news papers here is the short time table of the train.

From Radhikapur to Delhi (Anand Vihar):Train No. 4019:

This train will run via Moradabad, Bareli, Lucknow, Baranasi, Balia, Chapra, Barauni and Salmari.

Only bad news for the people who were expecting to go Patna directly by this train. Because it will not run via Patna.

Good news is also for the people of Jogbani, Farbishganj and Purnia. A link train from Jogbani will also run along with this train. This Jogbani-Delhi (Anand Vihar) express (4019A and 4020A) will join Radihikapur – Delhi (Anand Vihar) Express at Katihar Junction.

NB: Please Read this post for updated TimeTable of Radhikapur Delhi Express.

We have noticed that lot’s of people are visiting this site to know schedule of the train ‘Radhikapur Kolkata Express’, the only train that connects Raiganj and Kaliyaganj with Kolkata.

So here is the time table of the train:

From Radhikapur to Kolkata (Train No. 3146):

From Kolkata to Radhikapur (Train No. 3145):

This Train also stops at these stations: BARSOI JN, HARISCHANDRPUR, SAMSI, MALDA TOWN, NEW FARAKKA JN, JANGIPUR ROAD, AZIMGANJ JN, KHAGRAGHAT ROAD, KATWA, NABADWIP DHAM, AMBIKA KALNA.

Passengers on the route between Radhikapur, a station near Indo-Bangla border under Kaliyaganj police station of North Dinajpur, and Katihar in Bihar are faced with aserious problem after NF Railway’s decision to suspend few trains on this route for a fortnight from 18 May due to some work on the tracks in Katihar. The difficulties will be intensified as North Dinajpur administration has already seized almost all the passenger vehicles plying on different routes for polls to be held on 18 May in North Dinajpur district.
After hearing this problem Mr Parimal Roy, a businessman in Kaliyaganj said: “Two trains are moving between Radhikapur and Katihar for years. We depend on these trains whenever there is some problem with other modes of transport. All public transport is already off the road due to polls and termination of the train services has left us in lurch. Moreover, the withdrawl of trains will also cause inconvenience to patients who go to Raiganj from remote areas in our district.”
One of the members of Zonal Railway Users Consultative committee of NF Railway Mr Tapan Chaudhury said: “Reportedly NF Railway authorities will take a fortnight to complete their work on the tracks in Katihar. In the meantime the train service could be continued between Barsoi-Radhikapur without withdrawing train services. We will request the NF Railway officials to take measures so that service between Barsoi and Radhikapur remain unaffected.
The senior Station Manager of Raiganj Railway station Mr Manajitmoy Dutta said: “The train services will be wihtdrawn due to inter-linking of track in Katihar. The number of trains, which will stop plying, will be published in our notice board tomorrow.

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